strike on/upon
phrasal verb
struck on/upon; struck on/upon also stricken on/upon; striking on/upon
: to find or discover (something) especially suddenly
He struck on an idea for his novel.
They struck upon a salt mine.
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On June 22, the U.S. launched its own stealth strike on three of Iran's key nuclear enrichment sites.
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Strike on Myanmar monastery kills 23 BANGKOK -- An airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's central Sagaing region killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound, separate sources said Friday.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
An image of the aftermath of a Russian drone and missile strike on July 8 and 9, 2025, shared to social media by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Estrada threw 70 percent of his offerings in the zone and earned the first-pitch strike on eight of 14 batters faced.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2025
Strike on Myanmar monastery kills 23 BANGKOK -- An airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's central Sagaing region killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound, separate sources said Friday.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2025
An image of the aftermath of a Russian drone and missile strike on July 8 and 9, 2025, shared to social media by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Estrada threw 70 percent of his offerings in the zone and earned the first-pitch strike on eight of 14 batters faced.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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“Strike on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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